Broadband, mobile services remain suspended in Kashmir

Broadband and post-paid cellular services of private operators remain suspended.Schools, colleges, business establishments, petrol pumps, banks and private offices are also shut in much of Kashmir.

TNN

August 17, 2016, 09:10 IST

Broadband and post-paid cellular services of private operators remain suspended. Schools, colleges, business establishments, petrol pumps, banks and private offices are also shut in much of Kashmir.

Top Army officer Lt General SK Dua briefed J &K Governor NN Vohra about the security situation in the valley and the preparedness of security forces to deal with any exigency. In Delhi, Union home minister Rajnath Singh reviewed the security situation in Kashmir and is understood to have given instructions officials to avoid casualties of both civilians and security personnel.

Violence also rocked Kashmir on Monday with a security officer and seven militants killed in separate incidents even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his Independence Day speech that India would not bow to terrorism and accused Pakistan of glorifying it. The last bout of serious violence in Kashmir was in 2010, when more than 100 people died in clashes.

Jio’s Rs 2,399 annual plan offers 2GB per day data that costs effectively Rs 200 per month. It also offers unlimited voice and SMS. Airtel and Vodafone Idea’s Rs 2398 and Rs 2399 annual plans, on the other hand, offer 1.5GB per day data along with unlimited voice and SMS